Rodgers, Packers agree to contract extension

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Apr 27, 2013 at 12:15 AMApr 27, 2013 at 3:15 AM

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a five-year contract extension Friday through the 2019 season. The deal, according to a person with knowledge of the contract who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not released the details, is worth as much as $110 million, with $40 million guaranteed.

The Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers signed quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a five-year contract extension Friday through the 2019 season. The deal, according to a person with knowledge of the contract who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team has not released the details, is worth as much as $110 million, with $40 million guaranteed.

Rodgers had two seasons remaining on his current deal for a total of roughly $20 million. So this is essentially a seven-year contract, right there with the $120.6 million that the Baltimore Ravens gave quarterback Joe Flacco last month over six years. Judged by the new part of the deal, Rodgers will be the highest-paid player in NFL history, with an average annual salary of $22 million over those five seasons.

Locking up Rodgers was a priority for the Packers, who also reached a long-term extension with linebacker Clay Matthews this month worth as much as $66 million over five years. The Packers are 53-27 in five years with Rodgers as the starter, and he led them to the Super Bowl title in 2010.